After more than a year and a half of painful closures, Arizona border businesses are finally breathing a sigh of relief this week. But the economic ties between Arizona and our neighbor to the south go beyond border towns.

The National Hockey League’s 2021-22 season got underway this week with teams playing in nearly every part of the U.S. and Canada — from here in the Valley to the Arizona Coyotes’ former home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. But the NHL has only a limited connection to Mexico, even as the league tries to be more inclusive and expand its fan base.

Roxanna Denise Stevens Ibarra is a senior at the University of Arizona, and her capstone project was a film called "Tesoro." It was meant to tell a simple love story about someone who looked like her. And now, it has been selected for inclusion in nine film festivals.

Questions continue to be raised about how the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and its prosecutors carry out their duties — and whether transparency plays enough of a role. In response, the office has announced a new policy it hopes will improve the situation.